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Old Wed Apr 09, 2014, 01:32pm
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA View Post
Background checks are a waste of time and money, provide a false sense of security and catch only those that have already been caught . .
I very much agree with Irish with everything he said. Except when the time comes, I will begrudgingly submit to a BC; heck, my employment is contingent on undergoing child abuse training (because 3 or 4 people were asleep at the wheel - the article mentions what I'm referring to).

An unfortunate by-product for ASA or other softball organizations demanding these for umpires is those umpires who only work adult slow pitch. Why would they need to submit to BC's?

I mean, if we wanted to determine someone character a priori, wouldn't we ask them how much umpiring money they reported on their taxes?
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